Bushing puller



March 19, 1929. LY

BUSHING FULLER Original Filed ly 12, 192'? Patented Mar. 19, 1929. v

UNITED STATES v p 1,705,789 PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT a. STEIRLY, or nous'ron, rnxas.

BUSEIN G PULLER.

Beflled for abandoned application Serial No. 205,100, filed July 12, 1927. This application filed January 26, 1929. Serial No. 335,334.

I I valves which are removable but are held in their operative position by a frictional or drive fit with the housing. When these parts or bushings are thus driven into a seat they are difiicult to remove. This is' partly from the fact that they are inaccessible so that there is no way of obtaining access to the inner end of the bushing to drive it outwardly.

It is an object of my invention to provide a device for pulling bushings, valve seats, liners and the like when it becomes necessary to remove them from their operative positions. I

It is desired that the device be simple and strong in its construction and adapted for operation with a minimum of manipulation and with the consumption of a minimum amount of time.

It is also an object to provide a pulling device of this character which is adjustable for use in pulling bushings in different situations and to make the device adaptable for somewhat various purposes.

This application is a refile after abandonment of my prior application. Serial No. 205,100, filed July 12,1927.

Referring to the drawing herewith, Fig. 1 is a central longitudinal section through a bushing puller embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the wedge pin removed. Fig. 3 is atop plan view of the supporting plate used with the device. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the pulling plate, said view being taken on the plane 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the pulling device shown in position for use in pulling a valve seat, the said seat and the housing in which it is placed being shown in section.

In constructing my device, I employ a bushing engaging member, indicated at A. Said member is mounted upon a post 1 which is extended centrally through the bushing engaging member and is formed with ahead 2 which is fitted rigidly within the body of the member A and is of any suitable length. It is preferably formed with a coarse thread 3 thereon to engage with a sleeve 4 which is threaded for engagement therewith and ad Justable longitudinally to vary the length of the pulling device. The head A comprises a disc which, as shown in Fig. 4, is circular in shape. It is provided with a circumferential groove or recess 6 therein which-extends from the outer periphery of the disc inwardly to a point spaced somewhat away from the post 1. Within this groove'on op-' posite sides of the central post are dogs 7 slidable outwardly within the groove and held resiliently in position extending from the disc by springs 8 fitted at their outer ends (vivithin recesses 9 on the inner sides of the ogs. 7

As shown in Fig. 4, these dogs have arcuate notches or recesses 10 on their inner faces which are adapted to fit about thecentral hub of the disc. The dogs are of suflicient width to obtain the proper strength and are shaped and formed to engage a bushing for pulling purposes. The lower side of each of the dogs on its outer'face is beveled at 11 so as to engage with the valve seat and be forced inwardly against the action of the springs 8 to allow the pulling member to pass downwardly through the valve seat. The dogs are held m position by set screws 12 which extend downwardly through the upper wall of the recess 6 and have their inner ends fitting loosely within grooves 13 in the upper faces of the dogs. These grooves 13 extend from the outer margin inwardly along the upper face of the dog for a distance sufficiently to limit the outward movement of the dog to the proper distance. Thus, as shown in Fig. 1, when the dogs are extended into bushing engaging position, the set screw will be within theeinner end of the groove 13 and prevent its further outward movement under the impulse of the spring 8.

The upper end of the sleeve 4 is provided with a diametrical slot 14 to receive a wedge pin 15. The wedge pin is a flat plate adapted to fit within therecess 14 and having its outer face beveled at IG' toc ntact with the upper end of the slo'tjji I employ a plate .17 to co-operate with the pulling device so as to support the puller while it is being operated. This plate may rest upon the upper wall of the valve housing 18, as shown in Fig. 5, so as to form a support for the pulling device. The upper face of the plate 17 may be provided with a above the bushing.

shallow groove 18 extending diametrically across the same, into which wedge plates 15 mayslide The shape of the plate 17 through the bushing or seat. The outer edges of the dogs 11 will be forced inwardly by contact with the bushing or seat and when the dogs have passed below the bushing they will be forced outwardl by the springs to engage below the said bus ing so as to exert an upward pull thereon. The pull upon the post 1 and the bushing engaging member is exerted by means of the wedge 15. The plate 17 is p aeed over the upper end of the post 1 on the sleeve 4 and will rest upon the housing The wedge member 15 will then be driven into the opening 14 in the sleeve and will tend to force the sleeve and post upwardly pulling therewith the bushing in an obvious manner. At each stroke of the driving member upon the wedge an upward jerk upon the puller will take place which will jar the bushing free from its seat, after which it may be drawn outwardly along with the pulling device.

The-advantages of this structure will be obvious to those skilled in the art. It is a simple and reliable construction not apt to get out of order, and effective in use.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A bushing puller of the character stated comprising a post, a head thereon including a disc having a deep peripheral groove there: in, bushing engaging dogs in said groove, means to hold said dogs resiliently outward, asupporting plate, and means co-operating with said post and said plate to force said head outwardly to exert a pull on said dogs.

2. A bushing puller of the character stated comprising a longitudinally extensible post,

a head thereon including a disc having a deep peripheral groove therein, bushing engaging dogs in said groove, means to hold said dogs resiliently outward, means to limit the outward movement of said dogs, a supporting plate, and means co-operating with said post and said plate to force said head outwardly to exert a pull on said dogs.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature this 23rd day of January A. D.

ALBERT R. STEIRLY, 

